Used books are a genealogist’s delight. This book has been on my radar for some time […]
There’s no family Bible and there’s no birth certificate for James William Rampley who was born […]
It’s only one test. While the submitter and I are both third great-grandsons of Clark and […]
We can only speak for the 1860 census (I’ve not had time to search others), but […]
Sometimes it takes a while to figure things out. For years I had known that Julius […]
There’s still time to join us for a week of research at the Family History Library […]
I’ve used the “Shared Ancestor Hint” in the AncestryDNA several times. It tends to be better than […]
It was supposed to take five minutes to conduct a search of the 1860 census at […]
I need to start keeping a list. I wasted fifteen minutes trying to search the 1870 […]
I’ve used FindAGrave memorials for hundreds of relatives throughout my research (generally only for tombstone image). […]
Images of genealogical records can be obtained from a variety of sources. It’s important to know […]
It’s always advised to look at the original. The entry for Charles Gropp in FamilySearch‘s “Ohio, County […]
It’s nearly impossible to get past through the entry page at at AncestryDNA without seeing their banner to […]
I may not be unusual, but I have a fair number of “double cousins.” These relationships […]
I’ve mentioned it before, but it bears repeating: Work to preserve your genealogical information while you […]
Orville Merton Kile said in 1958 what many genealogists would love to say today when he […]
Until 10 February (at 11:59 pm central US time) we are offering a 25% off sale on […]
My triple cousin has done her DNA test at AncestryDNA. Thankfully she is a match–but she […]
DNA offers genealogists the opportunity to solve some genealogical problems that no one ever thought could […]
reprinted from 2015 with additions While generally speaking I am not a fan of the “leaves” […]
Years ago when I started my research, I tried to track down as many descendants of […]
reprinted from our old blogsite of 2 May 2015 On the list of things I wished […]
This hour-long presentation will present a brief overview of what autosomal DNA results are and are […]
Occasionally when I write a research tip or suggestion, I receive an irritated email indicating that […]
There is still time to join us for our webinar on “Preparing for Your DNA Test […]
When one is unfamiliar with the laws of an area it can be easy to assume […]
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